Requirements to Apply for a Real Estate Salesperson License

To obtain a real estate salesperson license, you must first qualify for and pass a written examination. Those who pass the
examination are provided a license application which must be submitted to and approved by the DRE.

This license is required of individuals who conduct licensed real estate activities as described in the
Real Estate Law under the supervision of a licensed broker. A license may
also be obtained by a person who does not immediately intend to be employed by a broker. However, a salesperson without an
employing broker may not perform acts requiring a real estate license.

Course Requirements

Successful completion of three college-level courses is required to qualify for a real estate salesperson examination:

Real Estate Principles, and

Real Estate Practice, and

One course from the following list:

Real Estate Appraisal

Property Management

Real Estate Finance

Real Estate Economics

Legal Aspects of Real Estate

Real Estate Office Administration

General Accounting

Business Law

Escrows

Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending

Computer Applications in Real Estate

Common Interest Developments

Additional Information

Members of the California State Bar are statutorily exempt from the college-level course requirements.
Evidence of admission to practice Law in California must be furnished, such as a photocopy of both sides of a California
State Bar membership card.

Also, applicants who submit evidence of having completed the eight statutory college-level courses required for the broker
examination and license are eligible to take the salesperson examination without submitting further evidence of experience
or education.

Continuing education offerings do not satisfy the college-level course requirements for this examination.

Courses must be three semester-units or four quarter-units at the college level. Courses must be completed at an institution
of higher learning accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or by a comparable regional accrediting
agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, or by a private real estate school which has had its courses
approved by the California Real Estate Commissioner. Each course approved by the Department of Real Estate is a minimum of 45 hours in length.

Copies of official transcripts are generally acceptable evidence of completed courses. Transcripts of equivalent courses submitted
as substitutes for the college-level courses listed above must be supported by an official course or catalog description in order
to be evaluated for equivalency.

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